Leviticus 21:5 — Compare Translations

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The priests [like the other Israelite men] shall not shave the crown of their heads or clip off the corners of their beard or make any cuttings in their flesh.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The priests [like the other Israelite men] shall not shave the crown of their heads or clip off the corners of their beard or make any cuttings in their flesh.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

They shall not make any baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

English EASY 2024

A priest must not cut the hair off his head. He must not cut the edges of his beard. He must not cut marks in his body.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"Priests must not shave their heads bald. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make any cuts in their bodies.

They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“No priest shall shave any part of his head or trim his beard or cut gashes on his body to show that he is in mourning.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"You should never mourn by shaving bald spots on your heads, shaving the edges of your beards, or slashing your bodies.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.

English KJV 1611

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

English LSB

They shall not make any baldness on their heads nor shave off the edges of their beards nor make any cuts in their flesh.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They shall not make bald areas on their heads, nor shall they shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"The priests shall not make bare the crown of the head, nor shave the edges of the beard, nor lacerate the body.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Priests must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'Priests must not shave any part of their heads. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make cuts on their bodies when someone dies.

English NIV

"'Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies.

English NKJ 1982

‘They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

English NLT

"The priests must never shave their heads, trim the edges of their beards, or cut their bodies.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They shall not make bald spots upon their heads, or shave off the edges of their beards, or make any gashes in their flesh.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

They shall not make tonsures upon their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“The priests shall not clip bald spots in their hair or beards, nor cut their flesh.

English Tyndale 1537

They shall make them no baldness upon their heads or shave off the locks of their beards, nor make any marks in their flesh.